Local Happenings
HANNIBAL, Mo. – The life of a local family was forever changed on June 23. Kaitlin Noonan, 24, became paralyzed from the chest down when her bicycle brakes failed while riding the Sodalis trail in Hannibal. After nearly three months of rehabilitation at University Hospital in Columbia, Kaitlin recently came home. Kaitlin’s parents are Joe…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Original works by 70 artists living within a 50-mile radius of Hannibal are the highlight of the Hannibal Art Club’s 59th annual area artist exhibit and competition, ORiGINALE. A total of 127 works are on display. The exhibit opens to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, with…
Read Full Article CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — The St. Louis-based jazz band Cornet Chop Suey returns to The Apple Shed on Highway 79 in Clarksville for a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. The world-traveling group has made a point of playing the Raintree Arts Council venue for years. A mix of acoustics and crowd response keeps the…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Popular author Timothy Good will present “The Abraham Lincoln Assassination,” a program that offers many viewpoints about what actually happened during Lincoln’s assassination as highlighted in his book “We Saw Lincoln Shot: One Hundred Eyewitness Accounts.” The program will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, in the Quincy Senior and Family…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Regional Foundation will host its annual walk celebrating four-legged friends and helping local cancer survivors and families beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. The Paws For a Cause walk, which highlights the important role that pets play in the healing and coping process for many patients, will be held…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center will host the annual Alzheimer’s Association Walk to end Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 23, in Upper Moorman Park. As a preview to the Quincy Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the residents and staff at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center will host a mini walk at 3…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Friends of the Log Cabins Association will host the Potawatomi Indians Trail of Death Memorial Caravan at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, with a carry-in picnic at the shelter house on Quinsippi Island. The shelter house is next to a second commemorative rock near the Log Cabin Village. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s School of Humanities is sponsoring a town hall forum in celebration of Constitution Day from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, Sept. 18, in MacHugh Theatre in Francis Hall on QU’s main campus. Constitution Day is a national celebration commemorating the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Patients will begin using the new Blessing Cancer Center Hannibal on Monday, Sept. 18. Located inside the south entrance to the Blessing Health Hannibal campus, the design of the new treatment and provider office area focuses on patient privacy and comfort in a climate-controlled environment. It will: Because the cancer center is…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University will celebrate Constitution Day with Missouri House Representative Dirk Deaton at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center. This Constitution Day event is in partnership with the Moorman Foundation as part of the Free Society Speaker Series at HLGU. Hannibal-LaGrange University has…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – The USS LST 325 that arrived at Omaha Beach in Normandy during the D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944, pulled up to the shore along the Hannibal riverfront on Friday morning, The ship is available for tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sunday. The 328-foot-long landing ship was in…
Read Full Article QUINCY — John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center will offer an OSHA 10 general industry training class on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sep. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary, but people are required to make a reservation to attend. It will…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Perfect weather is in the forecast for Saturday’s ShredFest at the Ramp Park. Free admission to the park begins at 10 a.m. with helmets given to the first 25 children, thanks to financial support from Evening Kiwanis and Lions Club. Registration for skateboard, scooter, bike and skate competitions will begin at noon,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation announced a $250,000 goal for its annual Dream Big fundraising campaign during an event Thursday night at Quincy High School. Alums Tim (Class of 1986) and Wendy (Class of 1987) Koontz are the honorary chairs for this year’s campaign. Superintendent Dr. Todd Pettit, QPSF Executive Director Heidi Lanier…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness month, Hannibal Regional Medical Group is offering free prostate cancer screenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Hannibal Regional Medical Group. An appointment is required and space is limited. Appointments can be made by calling 573-406-1641. According to the American Cancer Society,…
Read Full Article LEWIS COUNTY, Mo. — Lewis County Route P is scheduled to close as work begins Sept. 18 on the bridge rehabilitation project located over U.S. Route 61, seven-tenths of a mile south of Missouri Route 16 near Canton. All entrance and exit ramps at the interchange will remain open during the bridge closure. The project…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The sixth annual Red, White & Back the Blue Festival will be held from 2-10 p.m. Saturday in Washington Park. This festival will be dedicated to honoring local law enforcement, fire departments, EMS units and 911 dispatch. The festival is open to the public. Events throughout the day are: Throughout the afternoon will…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Concert Association 2023-24 concert season begins Friday, Sept. 15 with a performance by Divas 3. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Fine Arts Center’s Parker Theater on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Divas 3 features three female singers who sing the…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College will recognize its 170th anniversary of the dedication of the college on Thursday, Sept. 14. An Academic and Cultural Event program, led by college historian Scott Giltner, is planned to commemorate the dedication of Canton’s Christian University at 6:30 p.m. in Merillat Chapel. “On Sept. 14, 1853, local townspeople gathered and…
Read Full Article PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The first Pittsfield Country Fest will debut in a big way the weekend of Sept. 22-23 when legendary John Conlee comes to Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Pine Lakes. The two-day event will feature Madd Hoss Jackson on Friday night, with Conlee performing Saturday night. Additional performers are to be announced. Festival…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Great River Honor Flight’s 67th mission will take place on Thursday, Sept. 14, leaving from Hannibal LaGrange University. The program, which started serving the state region in 2010, has seen 2,129 local veterans who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and between those conflicts participate in the program. This trip will increase…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy Medical Group (QMG) is offering flu shot clinics at QMG locations in Barry, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Pleasant Hill and Quincy in Illinois and in Keokuk, Iowa, throughout September and October. Appointments are preferred at all locations by calling the number listed for each location The clinics are available for ages two and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Adams County Health Department, along with the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control, is recommending an annual flu vaccination for everyone age six months and older. The Adams County Health Department will be offering six public flu clinics throughout the county. A new preregistration option will be…
Read Full Article QUINCY — One of the largest fundraising events of the year for the Quincy Humane Society is the Mutt Strut: Furry Fiesta, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30, at South Park. Registration starts at 9 a.m., and the event starts at 10 a.m. After a traditional one-mile walk through South Park. the remainder of the morning…
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